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When Hurricane Lane dumped torrents of rain on this stretch of coastline, attention was still focused on volcanic eruptions.

The superheated steam is killing trees and forcing some residents from their homes, although there’s “no sign of magma.”

Cultural practitioners who have long revered and protected Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park are redoubling their efforts.

The Hilo legislator said he’ll campaign for the seat currently held by Tulsi Gabbard.

The site of a proposed launch pad in Puna has not been revealed, but a preliminary possibility is described as “east or northeast of the macadamia nut farm.”

Hawaii County tacks a 0.25 percent surcharge onto the general excise tax and considers going higher.

Kilauea didn’t just stop spewing lava. It ceased emissions that have been constant since 1983.

Video: A Civil Beat documentary chronicles the spectacular and destructive power of the four-month-long Kilauea eruption.

Nearly 13 percent of Hawaii Island residents are “food insecure,” according to the USDA — well above the statewide average.

Updated: The Big Island prosecutor and the Hawaii Innocence Project question his motives, but Mike Heavey presses on with a campaign to reopen the notorious 1991 murder case.